New Maps for Call of Duty@ Black Ops on June 28th

CALL OF DUTY^®: BLACK OPS ANNIHILATION CONTENT PACK COMING FIRST TO XBOX LIVE ^® JUNE 28

New Content Pack for Global Phenomenon Call of Duty: Black Ops To Hit soon

 Call of Duty^®: Black Ops, the best selling game ever on the Xbox 360, is ready to blow fans away with the worldwide release of its third content pack on 28^th June^,:  Call of Duty^®: Black Ops Annihilation.   Black Ops continues to draw millions of gamers online globally, logging billions of gameplay hours since its launch in November.  Fueled by the breakthrough  First Strike  and  Escalation  content packs, the blockbuster title is also already the highest selling add-on content in Xbox LIVE history, according to Microsoft.  In fact, more gamers play Call of Duty on Xbox LIVE than on any other platform. The newest offering, Annihilation, will launch first on Xbox LIVE and features four new multiplayer maps and a Zombie experience that’s sure to keep gamers coming back for more.

“With  Annihilation,  Black Ops fans will get four exciting and unique multiplayer settings with  Hangar 18, Drive-In, Silo and  Hazard,”  said Treyarch Studio Head, Mark Lamia.  “Players will also enjoy an all-new Zombies experience , Shangri-La, an exotic and mysterious map filled with deadly traps, dark secrets and innovative gameplay that will challenge even the most daring Zombie hunters.”

Developed by Treyarch and published by  Activision Publishing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI),  Call of Duty: Black Ops is rated PEGI 18.  For additional Call of Duty^® updates, visit www.callofduty.com/blackops and also via Twitter @Treyarch.

Additionally, to celebrate the upcoming release of  Call of Duty^®: Black Ops Annihilation, Treyarch will host a Double XP weekend beginning Friday, 1^st July.